"Pacific area... defined by the U.N. to include Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, & several other smaller islands in the south Pacific area. "; "Though Christianity as a whole adds more than 300,000 members annually, 66,000 through conversion, it will slip to 83% of the population by 2000... The only traditions growing faster than the population rate are Non-white indigenous (at 1.99%), Marginals (2.86%) and Orthodox (2.49%) [and also Evangelicals, Great Commission Christians and Pentecostals] "

"Of the churches, 54 million are Anglicans, 6 million are Catholics (non-Roman), 34 million are marginal Protestants, 197 million belong to non-white indigenous churches, 214 million are Orthodox, 381 million are Protestants and 992 million are Roman Catholics. "

Decoo, William. "Issues in Writing European History and in Building the Church in Europe " in Journal of Mormon History (Spring 1997); pg. 164.

"...the approximately 10 percent [of Christians] that still go 'very regularly' represent 38 million people in Western Europe. Islam counts almost 10 million faithful in European countries. About 100 million West Europeans are 'occassional' church-goers. "

"The 1990 US Census estimated the Korean Amerian population at 750,000, but many think it may actually be as high as one million or more. Korean Americans live in communities across the US, with the majority in California. The states of New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington also have significant Korean American communities. "; "About 75% of Korean American families are affiliated with a Christian church, and some 65% attend services regularly. Churches serve many purposes, both sacred and secular, in Korean American communities. "

"God is Dead " wrote German philosopher Friedrich Nietzche in the late 19th century. Today, for the first time in history, most Germans believe him. According to a poll by Der Spiegel magazine, only 45% believe in God, and just a quarter in Jesus Christ.

"The Government Census of religious Bodies shows that 38,303 Negro churches reported in 1936... These churches reported a membership of 5,660,618... In all probability there are approximately 42,000 or more Negro churches... "

"The Government Census of religious Bodies shows that 38,303 Negro churches reported in 1936... These churches reported a membership of 5,660,618... In all probability there are approximately 42,000 or more Negro churches... "

"most black churches, especially Baptists... and the Church of God in Christ, have been unwilling to call many women as pastors--even though the active membership of the typical black Christian congregation is 70 percent female! "

Christianity - black congregations

Utah

-

-

1unit

-

1890

*LINK* Mims, Bob. "AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES IN UTAH: They Have Come a Long Way Since Trek With Mormon Wagon Train " in Salt Lake Tribune (12 Feb 2000)

"The first [African-American church in Utah], in 1890, was Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church. "

Christianity - black congregations

Utah

-

-

2units

-

1892

*LINK* Mims, Bob. "AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES IN UTAH: They Have Come a Long Way Since Trek With Mormon Wagon Train " in Salt Lake Tribune (12 Feb 2000)

"The first [African-American church in Utah], in 1890, was Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church. Two years later, Calvary Baptist became the second. "

"Table 3: HOUSEHOLD POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IN ILOCOS NORTE 1990 "; "Ilocos Norte had a pop. of 461,661 in 1990 " [table lists # of households & percentage. Adherent numbers here are based on % of total pop.]; [Those stating their religions preference as "Born Again Christians "]

Christianity - Born Again stated as religious preference

Philippines: Pampanga: Guagua

1,562

1.64%

-

-

1994

*LINK* web site: Census data for municipality of Guagua in province of Pampanga in Philippines

"[Total] population: 95,374 as of September 1995 Census "; Table: "From April 1994 Census of Municipality of Guagua "; [Those stating their religions preference as "Born Again Christians "]

Table 1-2: Self-Described Adherence of U.S. Adult Population 1990. Based on representative sample of 113,000 people in phone interviews. Identified themselves simply as "Born Again " when asked what is their religion.

"Today, Africa is home to 338 million born-again Christians according to Luis Bush, one of the leading figures in the AD2000 Movement. That's 17% of worldwide Christianity, compared to only 2% in 1900. "

"1976... Judging by the high percentage of Americans who had defined themselves on his questionnaires as born again, Gallup concluded that there were as many as 50 million evangelical Christians in Ameica, an estimate that far exceeded the more modest self-tally of evangelicals, which was usually put at between 20 to 30 million. (Evangelicals accounted for the discrepancy by pointing out that Gallup's criteria allowed enthusiastic Catholics, Mormons, and assorted high churchers to be included among their numbers.) "

Christianity - born-again

USA

-

33.30%

-

-

1976

Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 192.

"In 1976... a Gallup survey discovered that a third of the public were willing to identify themselves as 'born-again' Christians. "

"After naming the horrors they cause, LaHaye claims that there are only about 275,000 hard-core humansits... in the [U.S.]. They are far outnumbered by sixty million born-again Christians plus a generally moral nonevangelical public. "

"31% of Americans are evangelicals, [Gallup & Castelli] concluded in 1989. Among Protestants, 44% say they are born-again. And 13% of Roman Catholics and 20% of Mormons so identify themselves in Gallup surveys. "

Christianity - born-again

USA

60,000,000

-

-

-

1990

Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 292.

"The 60 million adults who describe themselves as born-again Christians constitute such a huge market that it is almost too large to target. "

Christianity - born-again

USA

60,000,000

-

-

-

1990

Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 292.

"In 1975 the Christian Booksellers Association had fewer than 2,000 members "

Christianity - born-again

USA

-

33.00%

-

-

1990

Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 278.

"One third of Americans describe themselves as 'born-again' Christians. "

Christianity - born-again

USA

-

42.00%

-

-

1993

Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 9.

"Since the late 1970s, the Gallup Poll organization has publicized surveys showing that between one-fifth and about one-third of adult Americans identify themselves as born-again Christians. Gallup's surveys ask people simply: 'Would you describe yourself as a 'born-again' or evangelical Christian?' In a 1993 sample, 42% said yes, but that response reveals nothing about the degree of commitment people have... "

Christianity - born-again

USA

50,000,000

-

-

-

1996

Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996); pg. 366.

"The differences between the designations of fundamentalist and born-again Christians are often blurred. Born-again Christians, who now number somewhere between 30 and 50 million Americans, have gone through an adult conversion experience in which they took Jesus Christ as their personal savior. The born-again experience is typically, although not always, preceded by a period of living by less than exemplary moral standards, after which the believer is 'rescued' by the Lord and called to regenerate his or her life. However, not all born-again Christians can be defined as fundamentalists. "

"Christian 32.8%. 1,734 million... Only a small proportion of this number would actually be born-again Christains, but God alone knows how many. The Lamb's book of life would make fascinating reading! Affiliated 30.1%. "

"Most U.S. religious denominations bar sexually active gays and lesbians from the clergy but often accept homosexuals who are committed to celibacy. These denominations include Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Southern Baptists, Lutherans, Evangelical Protestants and Orthodox and Conservative Jews. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and The United Methodist Church are seriously divided. These denominations have open policies: The Episcopal Church, Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalist Association and United Church of Christ. "

"Grace Institute Bible College & Seminary is conservative, fundamental and evangelical. It even uses some of the same texts as the Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. But there is a key difference. Most of Grace Institute's students and faculty are homosexuals. Its founder, the Rev. Jerry Stephenson, insists that being a gay or lesbian fundamentalist is not a contradiction in terms... Classes for about 10 students are held two nights a week at the Family of God Worship Center in Cedar Grove [Florida]. Stephenson said the center is affiliated with the conservative, predominantly homosexual Alliance of Christian Churches. Some 25 other students take courses by correspondence or at satellite locations. These have been, or soon will be, operating in Phoenix; Denver; Ontario, Calif.; Dayton, Ohio; Lexington, Ky.; Wichita, Kan.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; and the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach, Stephenson said. "

"Great Commission Christians (those interested in mission and evangelism) are growing at 1.06%, adding 123,000 members through conversion each year. Even so, they comprise just 25% of the population--far less than Christianity is total 85%. "

"It is clear that Christianity is a force to be reckoned with in the Pacific area. Yet, with only 28% of Christians [85% total] in the Pacific considering themselves interested in missions and evangelism, it is plain to see why Christianity is in decline. "

"In our world today there are 1,995 million Christians... Of course, that great mass of the Church has many faces when a closer look is taken. Only 1.8 billion are affiliated with a church; the others claim Christianity but do not attend. Just 1.3 billion are practicing Christians, of whom 759 million are committed and active in the Great Commission. "

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